March 2013

Chief’s Counsel: The Mosaic Theory and Electronic Public Safety Technology

Everyone has heard of the saying that “the whole is greater than its parts.” The mosaic theory attempts to apply this basic proposition to the Fourth Amendment. Generally speaking, what a person p...

Legal

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Seminal Decision in District of Columbia v. Heller: Has It Changed the People’s Second Amendment Right to Own a Gun?

A headline in September 2012 read, “Gun Range to Let Shooters Take Shots, and Knock Them Back, Too.” The article pertains to a couple’s decision in Georgia to open a new gun range where they als...

Youth

Youth Assessment Model: Assessment, Referral, and Diversion

Throughout the United States violent crime has seen a marked reduction—reports of violent crime have decreased from 1.4 million in 2007 to 1.2 million in 2011.1 In the past few years, a growing awar...